EPTBoy throws rocks at car and gets shot by crossbow - Page 7
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GypsyBeast
Canada630 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:14 GypsyBeast wrote: this is some old school justice, im sure that kid will be a super mannerd kid now i agree personally i dont think we should have progressed past the paleolithic era | ||
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Chargelot
2275 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:13 Myrddraal wrote: Judging by the majority of responses that actually sounds like a really bad idea haha. We would potentially end up with a bunch of dead children and a bunch of nerds in prison, nobody wants that. Judging by the majority of responses, most people here do in fact want that. But I agree. LARPing party instead. | ||
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Tektos
Australia1321 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:13 Shorty90 wrote: Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the shooter. -.- Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the kid who endangered people's lives by throwing rocks at moving vehicles. -.- | ||
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:14 GypsyBeast wrote: this is some old school justice, im sure that kid will be a super mannerd kid now or traumatized. Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the kid who endangered people's lives by throwing rocks at moving vehicles. -.- HE'S A KID. HOLY SHIT. We all know throwing rocks at people is a bad thing! We're not saying it's okay! We're saying don't do it but if you see someone doing it IT'S NOT FUCKING OKAY TO GET A CROSSBOW AND SHOOT THEM CAUSE IT'S NOT A GOOD THING (and you'll probably miss anyways)! Stop deluding yourself! I'm fairly certain the majority of the posters don't think that AT ALL. | ||
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syn_apse
United States34 Posts
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Chargelot
2275 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:15 Tektos wrote: Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the kid who endangered people's lives by throwing rocks at moving vehicles. -.- You've already invalidated your point by claiming you were only being dramatic. Either stop the drama, or stop contradicting yourself. | ||
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Darathor
United States327 Posts
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supdubdup
United States916 Posts
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rdj107
United States336 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:12 Haemonculus wrote: No one is defending the child's actions. Throwing rocks at cars is a shitty thing to do. Retaliating with a deadly weapon is a far shittier thing to do. No one is really "defending" the crossbow guy either as far as I can tell, other than saying the situation is hilarious to think about. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:09 MozzarellaL wrote: No, because the act occurred after the act damaging property occurred, so unless the actor was under the belief that the boy was going to throw another rock at his car (unlikely, given the fact that cars travel pretty fast compared to the speed that a boy can run and/or throw a rock), defense of property is a laughable defense. Even if the actor was under the belief the boy was going to throw another rock at his car, shooting him with a deadly weapon is not an appropriate defense. Not a single US jurisdiction allows for the use of deadly force to protect property as defense to a criminal charge. Even when I was in Iraq, when the rocks could be followed by Molotov cocktails or grenades, we weren't authorized to even threaten deadly force for mere rocks. The fact that it was a crossbow certainly adds some WTF factor, but it's definitely over the top. I know if my kid was throwing rocks at cars, he'd get his ass in trouble, but if he got even threatened with a serious weapon, I'd be going after the person in the car... | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
In no way do I support using crossbows on miscreants though. | ||
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SpeaKEaSY
United States1070 Posts
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kethers
United States719 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:13 Shorty90 wrote: Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the shooter. -.- A few months ago in Sacramento, three high school football players threw rocks at cars from an overpass and caused a major car accident and scarred a man's face from the rock striking him. A lucky strike with a rock can be just as deadly as any other lethal weapon, I don't know why people are comparing the lethal-ness of either weapon and making justifications on who was right or wrong based on it. | ||
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Bobgrimly
New Zealand250 Posts
If you are stupid enough to discuss whether or not the shooter over reacted the first thing you should be discussing is how a child is not taught that throwing rocks at a moving vehicle can result in damage to not only property but to the drivers and occupants of said vehicles. Make excuses for the kid all you like. Because he is a kid is no excuse. What he was doing had potentially lethal consequences. Lets all laugh at the dumb kid and enjoy this as it should be enjoyed. A relatively cheap lesson he learned without the help of his obviously useless parents. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
However the article says that it was in a neighborhood. So the car was driving 50km/h max. You see a kid throwing rocks at cars in front of you, you slow down and honk at the kid. There was no danger at all. Maybe the guy felt like doing a drive by shooting and would have shot the kid regardless. | ||
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DoctorHelvetica
United States15034 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:19 Bobgrimly wrote: If the kid died I wouldn't blame the shooter. I would blame the kids parents. My parents taught me right from wrong. If you are stupid enough to discuss whether or not the shooter over reacted the first thing you should be discussing is how a child is not taught that throwing rocks at a moving vehicle can result in damage to not only property but to the drivers and occupants of said vehicles. Make excuses for the kid all you like. Because he is a kid is no excuse. What he was doing had potentially lethal consequences. Lets all laugh at the dumb kid and enjoy this as it should be enjoyed. A relatively cheap lesson he learned without the help of his obviously useless parents. are you an anarchocapitalist this is a serious qustion | ||
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Mr. Wiggles
Canada5894 Posts
On August 31 2011 12:18 rdj107 wrote: No one is really "defending" the crossbow guy either as far as I can tell, other than saying the situation is hilarious to think about. Actually, there are numerous people in this thread saying that the response was proper, and that the child "deserved" it, even going so far as to say they'd take the same action if placed into a similar situation. | ||
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Bill Murray
United States9292 Posts
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